Dancing Dervishes of Constantinople
Watercolour
ca. 1854 (painted)
ca. 1854 (painted)
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Watercolour, Dancing Dervishes of Constantinople, about 1854. Copy after Samuel Read RWS
Object details
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| Title | Dancing Dervishes of Constantinople (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil, on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Dancing Dervishes of Constantinople, about 1854. Copy after Samuel Read RWS |
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| Marks and inscriptions | J WHATM[AN] (paper watermarked) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. fr. N. Vilag, May 1966, £10'. |
| Historical context | See Illustrated London News, 15 October 1853, p.321. According to the description (p.322): `Our Artist, on his recent visit to Constantinople, made a sketch of the Dancing Dervishes, from which our Engraving is taken'. |
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| Accession number | SD.867 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2008 |
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